From the Old Earth
O'r Ddaear Hen
Synopsis
As William Jones digs in the garden of his council house he finds a strange looking stone head. During the night his wife has horrible dreams, forcing William to move the head out of the house. In turn, he takes the head to an archaeologist at Bangor University who is an expert on Celtic artefacts and trying to dig up the remains of the Celts elsewhere. In order to try and understand the head, he goes home with her but things start to go wrong at night there as well, bringing the horrors of a half-human half-animal creature to the housewives. One by one the archaeologist's family is horrified leading to death and another sacrifice to the ancient gods of the Celts.
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From The Old Earth (1981)
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Production Budget
$25K
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Wil Aaron
- Screenplay & Story
- Gwyn Thomas
- Original Title
- O'r Ddaear Hen
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- Welsh
- Runtime
- 50m
- Production Budget
- $25K
- Production Studios
- Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Wil Aaron
Gwyn Thomas
Lewis Fawcett
Gwilym Owen
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Wil Aaron
Director
Gwilym Owen
Producer
Gwyn Thomas
Writer
Lewis Fawcett
Editor
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What is From the Old Earth about?
As William Jones digs in the garden of his council house he finds a strange looking stone head. During the night his wife has horrible dreams, forcing William to move the head out of the house. In turn, he takes the head to an archaeologist at Bangor University who is an expert on Celtic artefacts and trying to dig up the remains of the Celts elsewhere. In order to try and understand the head, he goes home with her but things start to go wrong at night there as well, bringing the horrors of a half-human half-animal creature to the housewives. One by one the archaeologist's family is horrified leading to death and another sacrifice to the ancient gods of the Celts.
Who directed From the Old Earth?
From the Old Earth was directed by Wil Aaron.
Who stars in From the Old Earth?
The principal cast of From the Old Earth includes Valerie Wynne-Williams, J. O. Roberts, Bethan Jones, Lindsay Evans, Charles Williams.
When was From the Old Earth released and how long is it?
From the Old Earth was released in 1981 with a total runtime of 50m.